John II, Count of Holland

John II, Count of Holland (1247-22 August 1304) was Count of Hainaut from 1280 to 1304 (succeeding Margaret II and preceding William I) and Count of Holland and Zeeland from 1299 to 1304, succeeding John I and preceding William I).

Biography
John was the oldest son of John I, Count of Hainaut and Adelaide of Holland, and he became Count of Hainaut in 1280 and Count of Holland and Zeeland in 1299. His personal union lasted for another half-century, and he inherited rivalries with Flanders and the Zeelander rebels. In 1300 and 1301, the French defeated the Flemish, and the rebels in Zeeland were defeated as well. His oldest son was slain while fighting for France against Flanders at the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302, and it was not until the annihilation of the Flemish fleet at Zierikzee on 10-11 August 1304 that the Flemish were crushed. John died just eleven days after this victory.